New Bowl

[DWSudekum]

All ready been done by Carole Rothman.  She has a book out called Wooden Bowls from the Scroll Saw published by Fox Chapel Publishing.  The techniques I used for the bowl were heavily influenced by this book.  Once you get the idea and techniques down the sky is the limit.  You can really make some outstanding looking bowls, boxes, vases and urns all with the scroll saw.  If you do not have the book it is well worth getting for your library.

DW

[dgman]

Good work there DW!

[Judy Hunter]

I followed along how you got the rings cut .....and then I got lost.  The math stuff just made me wimper. 

[Chachi]

Great job thanks for posting it.

[cliveg]

fantastic bowl wish i could make them

[DWSudekum]

I followed along how you got the rings cut .....and then I got lost.  The math stuff just made me wimper. 

Ok here is a simple table you can use -  Remember the table will be set LEFT side down and you will be cutting clockwise ( rotating toward the down side )

wood thickness   ring thickness   degree to set

1/2 inch                 1/2                    45 degrees
3/4 inch                 1/2                    34 degrees
1 inch                    1/2                    27 degrees

1/2 inch                 3/8                    37 degrees
3/4 inch                 3/8                    27 degrees
1 inch                    3/8                    21 degrees

1/2 inch                 1/4                    27 degrees
3/4 inch                 1/4                    19 degrees
1 inch                    1/4                    14 degrees

Hope this helps

[dgman]

Well that makes it much simpler now! Thanks DW.

[shissta]

Nice job.  looks great

[chief]

Sorry to "thread jack" here, there is a site http://scrollmania.com/index.html that you can make your own patterns and it also does the math for you.  I have 5 bowls I am finishing up I made from this site.  There are tutorials on how to use the programs.  You can make round, oval, asian(square), and morph bowls with his program.  I also like his bowl press.

[DWSudekum]

There are several ways of doing bowls.  One is to stack the rings so that they alternate one on top of the other, yet another way is to cut the rings at an angle so that when they stack they form a continuous wall.  Both styles make neat looking bowls.  Dave's program can with some inputting of some numbers on your part and with a bit of time and effort  to go through the tutorial, can make really neat patterns.   I have used it myself for some of my bowls.  Have not tried the angle calculator he has though so I can not speak about it but if it makes it easier cool by all means use it.  Easy is good   Above everything else have fun, stretch yourself see what you can build.  What is the worst that can happen.... another piece of designer firewood?  We all have been there and done that, you should see my pile:)

DW

[Marshall]

Awesome job , unless someone has made one of these they don't know just how much time is in one of the bowls......time consuming in the sanding for sure ............